Groupon deals out stock to keep top talent on board

The company on Tuesday doled out nearly 3.4 million shares of restricted stock to four senior leaders, compared with 1.5 million shares in 2011, when it went public, according to a securities filing. Of course, the stock is down almost 75 percent since then.

Kal Raman,who joined Groupon as senior vice president in April but was promoted to chief operating officer in November, received 1.2 million shares that vest over the next four years. That's twice the grant Mr. Raman received a year ago. Groupon also waived the requirement that Mr. Raman move to its headquarters in Chicago from Kirkland, Wash., by April 13.

Jeff Holden, senior vice president for products, received 800,000 shares of restricted stock. He received 937,500 shares when he joined the company in 2011.

David Schellhase, general counsel, received 600,000 restricted shares, up from 437,500 when he joined the company in 2011.